Subject: Culture / Genre: black-and-white photographs / Language: No linguistic content - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: View towards three popular early beach clubs: from left to right, the Breakers (under construction), Edgewater, and the Castle Del Mar Club (1910 Ocean Way).
Date:: [circa 1926-1927]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: Bottom photo: view of Palisades Park showing a walkway lined by plants and trees including a palm tree, century plant.
Date:: [circa 1920-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Taylor, photographer
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: Exterior view of the Santa Monica Public Library. The Main Library, built in 1904 with Carnegie funds, was remodeled in 1927 by architect E. J. Baume in a Spanish-style design
Date:: [circa 1927]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: A sign above the window on the right, "Todd & Leslie," probably refers to the Todd and Leslie Mortuary, formerly in Santa Monica, California. The Santa Monica location of Todd and Leslie listed in some online obituary notices is 1307 7th street.
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: Interior view of the mission church towards wooden pews, the wooden altar rail with balusters, two large paintings on the right wall and one painting, a statue of Jesus Christ and a window on the left wall, and the altar with a tabernacle and candleholders. Behind the altar on the altarpiece are five statues in niches separated by colonnettes with trompe-l'oeil marble decoration. A garland and fret decoration are painted in trompe-l'oeil technique along the top of the wall.
Date:: 1898
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Thresher, G. P. (George P.)
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: A monk working on cord-making at the Mission Santa Barbara. This particular cord is the "cord of St. Francis."
Date:: [1898]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Thresher, G. P. (George P.)
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: The interior of the church at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, view towards the west wall, portal and gallery. Pews are visible in the foreground.
Date:: [1899]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Thresher, G. P. (George P.)
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: View of businesses, cars and pedestrians on the east side of the 400 block of South Hill St. facing north. Businesses include the Louis Oreck Antique Jewelry store at 442, a shoe shine business, a barber shop, and Boos Bros Cafeteria; the John Luchenbach Building is in the far background on the left.
Date:: [1920-1929?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: View from Palisades Park down the dirt road incline (now the California Incline) descending to the beach. The road is bordered on the left by a rustic eucalyptus branch fence and the tall center blooming branches of three century plants. At the start of the road, on the left is a sign that reads: "Rail Road Crossing." On the right is a wide walkway of Palisades Park lined by a long lawn with a row or palm trees. Coastal mountains are visible in the distance.
Date:: [circa 1930-1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Browse items